WATCH: Music Box Theatre succeeding — even expanding — despite national decline in movie theater attendance
By Thomas Hodgkins Medill Reports Chicago’s Music Box Theatre, an independent movie theater, is expanding despite national movie theater attendance declining. Owner and CEO Brody Sheldon, as well as Assistant Technical Director Rebecca Lyon, explain why the Music Box is so successful, from the 70mm film projection to the theater’s ornate interior design. TRANSCRIPT: Narration: […]
The sun is Taíno: Despite extinction and erasure narratives, Puerto Rico honors Indigenous heritage
By Naisha Roy Medill Reports SALINAS, PUERTO RICO — In Puerto Rico, the symbols are everywhere. Spirals and almost-cubist faces representing the sun, the coquí frog and other pieces of nature native to the island. They are preserved in rocks breaking up a cascading waterfall in the central town of Jayuya, etched on handmade magnets in Old San Juan and graffitied onto bridges in Salinas on the southern […]
25-year-old Peter Kuli transforming Lincoln Square silent film landmark for film obsessives, casual moviegoers
By Daniela Cantu Medill Reports With the flick of a switch, Davis Theater program director Peter Kuli casts a red, velvety glow over the 276 faux-leather, popcorn-free seats in the Tom Fencl Memorial Theater. “We also have some spotlights I can turn on to give the room a little more light,” Kuli said. With the grace […]